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CARNIVAL SEASON IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY. AND THIS YEAR YOU HAVE TO CRAM IN THE FUN IN A SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME. THE SEASON LASTS JUST 43 DAYS. RATHER THAN LAST YEAR’S 58. SO WHY IS THIS YEAR SHORTER?